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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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