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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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