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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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