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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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