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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education