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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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