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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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