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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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