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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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