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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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