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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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