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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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