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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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