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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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