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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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