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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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