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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the 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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