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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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