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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand 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 these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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