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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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