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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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