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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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