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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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