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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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