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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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