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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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