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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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