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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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