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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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