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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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