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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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