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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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