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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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