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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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