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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major 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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