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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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