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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand these open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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