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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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