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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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