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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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