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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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