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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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