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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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