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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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