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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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