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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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