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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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