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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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