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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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