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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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