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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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