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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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