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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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