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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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