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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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