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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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