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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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