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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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