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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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