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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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