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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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