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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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