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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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