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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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