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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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