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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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