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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many 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. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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