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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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