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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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