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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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