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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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