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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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