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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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