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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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