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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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