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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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