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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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