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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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