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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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