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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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