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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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