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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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