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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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