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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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