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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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