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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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