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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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