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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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