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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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