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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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