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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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