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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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