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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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