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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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