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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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