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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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