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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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