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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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