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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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