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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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