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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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