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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge 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 stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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