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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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