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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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