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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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