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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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