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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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