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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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