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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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