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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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