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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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