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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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