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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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