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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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