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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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