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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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