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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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