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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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