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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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