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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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