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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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