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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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