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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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