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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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