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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not 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 elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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