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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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