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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the 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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