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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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