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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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