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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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