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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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