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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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