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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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