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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education enable humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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