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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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