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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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