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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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