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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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