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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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