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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)