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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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