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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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