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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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