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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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