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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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