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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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