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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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