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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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