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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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