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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies 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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