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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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