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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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