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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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