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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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