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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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