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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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