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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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