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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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