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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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