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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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