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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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