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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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