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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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