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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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