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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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