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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these 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 MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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