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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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