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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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