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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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