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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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