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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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