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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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