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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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