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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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