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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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