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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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