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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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