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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the key 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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