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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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