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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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