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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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