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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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