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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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