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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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