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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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