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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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