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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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