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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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