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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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