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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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