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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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