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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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