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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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