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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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