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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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