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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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