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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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