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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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