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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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