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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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