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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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