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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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