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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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