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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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