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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key 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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