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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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