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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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