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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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