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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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