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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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