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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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