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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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