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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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