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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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