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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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