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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students 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. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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