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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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