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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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