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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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