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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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