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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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