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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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