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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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