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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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