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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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