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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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