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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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