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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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