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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. 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. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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