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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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