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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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