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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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