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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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