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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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