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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. 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. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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