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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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