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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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