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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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