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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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