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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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