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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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