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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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