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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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