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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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