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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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