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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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