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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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