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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these 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 MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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