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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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