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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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