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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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