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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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