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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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