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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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