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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning enable learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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