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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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