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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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