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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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