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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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