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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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