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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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