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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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