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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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