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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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