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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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