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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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