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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes 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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