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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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