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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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