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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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