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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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