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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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