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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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