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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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