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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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