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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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