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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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