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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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