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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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