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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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