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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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