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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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