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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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