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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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