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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology enable humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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