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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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