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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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