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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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