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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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