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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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