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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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