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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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