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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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