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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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