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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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