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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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