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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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