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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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