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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education