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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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