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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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