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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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