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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning enable people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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