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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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