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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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