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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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