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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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