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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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