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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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