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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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