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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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