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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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