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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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