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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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