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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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