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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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