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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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