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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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