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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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