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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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