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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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