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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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