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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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