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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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