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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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