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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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