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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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