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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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