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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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