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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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