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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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