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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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