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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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