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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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