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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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