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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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