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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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