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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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