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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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