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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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