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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the 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 authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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