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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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