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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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