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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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