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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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