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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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