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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)