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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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