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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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