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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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