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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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