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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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