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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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