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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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