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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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