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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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