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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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