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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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