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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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