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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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