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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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