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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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