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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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