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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key 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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