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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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