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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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