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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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