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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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