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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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