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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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