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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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