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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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