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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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