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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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