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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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