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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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