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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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