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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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