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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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