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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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