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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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