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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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