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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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