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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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