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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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