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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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