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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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