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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive these open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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