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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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