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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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