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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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