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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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