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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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