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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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