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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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