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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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