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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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