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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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