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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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