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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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