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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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