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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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