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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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