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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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