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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning enable humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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