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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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