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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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