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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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