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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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