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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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