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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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