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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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