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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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