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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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