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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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