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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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