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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key 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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