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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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