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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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