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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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