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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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