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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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