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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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