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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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