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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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