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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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