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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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