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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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