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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. 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. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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