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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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