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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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