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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. 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 improved. To meet this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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