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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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