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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 (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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