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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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