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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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