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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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