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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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