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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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