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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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