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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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