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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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