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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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