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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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