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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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