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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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