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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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