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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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