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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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