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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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