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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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