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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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