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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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