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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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