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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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