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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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