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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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