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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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