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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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