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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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