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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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