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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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