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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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