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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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