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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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