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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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