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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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