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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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