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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores 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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