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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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