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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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