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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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