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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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