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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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