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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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