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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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