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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers 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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