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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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