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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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