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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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