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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically 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 e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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