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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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