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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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