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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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