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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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