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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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