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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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