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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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