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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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