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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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