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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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