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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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