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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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