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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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