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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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