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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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