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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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