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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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