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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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