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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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