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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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