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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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