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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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