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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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