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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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