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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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