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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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