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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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