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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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