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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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