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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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