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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not 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 distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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